Download or read book High School Heroes II Camp Hero written by James Mascia and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lizard-men. Time travel. Genetic experiments. What really went on at the Camp Hero Military Base?Camp Hero continues the adventures of Christine and her friends as they delve deeper into the legacies of their grandfathers. On the day Christine's baby brother is born, Christine is given a vision of a young boy being taken by the MHDA-Meta-Human Detection Agency. Obsessed with finding this boy before the MHDA can get to him, Christine and her friends go on a quest to rescue him. The journey takes them to Camp Hero, where their grandfathers once served. They discover secrets about themselves, their grandfathers, the MHDA and their science teacher, Mr. Quinn. Now they must deal with the burden of these secrets, even as they try and rescue the mysterious boy from the clutches of the MHDA.
Download or read book The Book of Deacon written by Joseph R. Lallo and published by Joseph R. Lallo. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Deacon is the first book of The Book of Deacon series by Joseph R. Lallo. Myranda Celeste’s world has been built on a legacy of bloodshed. For more than a century, her homeland the Northern Alliance has fought the Kingdom of Tressor in what has come to be known as the Perpetual War. While her people look upon the conflict with reverence, Myranda’s hate for the war has made her an outcast. When she finds a precious sword among the equipment of a fallen warrior, she believes her luck may have changed. Little does she imagine that the treasure will draw her into an adventure of wizards and warriors, soldiers and rebels, and beasts both noble and monstrous. The journey will teach her much about her potential, about the origins of the war, and about the threat her world truly faces. Will Myranda unlock the secret of bringing peace once and for all, or will the world be lost to the Perpetual War?
Download or read book High School Heroes V written by James Mascia and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final chapter of the High School Heroes series begins. Discover how it all ends. On the run, fugitives from justice, Christine and her friends search out the only people that can clear their names--the M.H.D.A. But the die has been cast, and the plans of the M.H.D.A become clear as an army of cloned meta-humans begins marching on the nation's capital. Christine and the others must now decide whether or not to stand and fight, or to run and hide. They are outnumbered. They have no help coming. They are out of options. Beyond that, Christine must face the ultimate challenge. How can she stop the mysterious Director, and the M.H.D.A. army when she refuses to kill anyone? Join in the final tale of the High School Heroes as they face their greatest challenges. For them, life will never be the same again.
Download or read book The Eagles of Heart Mountain written by Bradford Pearson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of Ten Best History Books of 2021.” —Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told “tale that ultimately stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit” (Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author) about a World War II incarceration camp in Wyoming and its extraordinary high school football team. In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona and sent them to incarceration camps across the West. Nearly 14,000 of them landed on the outskirts of Cody, Wyoming, at the base of Heart Mountain. Behind barbed wire fences, they faced racism, cruelty, and frozen winters. Trying to recreate comforts from home, they established Buddhist temples and sumo wrestling pits. Kabuki performances drew hundreds of spectators—yet there was little hope. That is, until the fall of 1943, when the camp’s high school football team, the Eagles, started its first season and finished it undefeated, crushing the competition from nearby, predominantly white high schools. Amid all this excitement, American politics continued to disrupt their lives as the federal government drafted men from the camps for the front lines—including some of the Eagles. As the team’s second season kicked off, the young men faced a choice to either join the Army or resist the draft. Teammates were divided, and some were jailed for their decisions. The Eagles of Heart Mountain honors the resilience of extraordinary heroes and the power of sports in a “timely and utterly absorbing account of a country losing its moral way, and a group of its young citizens who never did” (Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind).
Download or read book My Hero Academia School Briefs Vol 2 written by Anri Yoshi and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At U.A. High School, it’s tradition for students to attend a training camp in the woods. Though the kids are mostly there to improve their Quirks, it’s also an opportunity for these aspiring heroes to cut loose in a way they can’t during regular classes. -- VIZ Media
Download or read book Forgotten Heroes of World War II written by Thomas E. Simmons and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never before seen. Much has been written of the generals, campaigns, and battles of the war, but it was young, ordinary American kids who held our freedom in their hands as they fought for liberty across the globe. Forgotten Heroes of World War II offers a personal understanding of what was demanded of these young heroes through the stories of rank-and-file individuals who served in the navy, marines, army, air corps, and merchant marine in all theaters of the war. Their tales are told without pretense or apology. At the time, each thought himself no different from those around him, for they were all young, scared, and miserable. They were the ordinary, the extraordinary—the forgotten.
Download or read book Lost Childhood written by Annelex Hofstra Layson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author recounts her childhood experiences as a Japanese prisoner during World War II.
Download or read book School for Sidekicks written by Kelly McCullough and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Evan Quick, Hero's Log, May the 25th... and darn it – I just can't do this. I'm never going to be a Mask. Get over it Evan." Evan Quick has spent his whole life dreaming of becoming a hero. Every morning he wakes up and runs through a checklist of test to see if he's developed powers over night, and every day it is the same thing – nothing. No flying, no super strength, no heat rays or cold beams. No invulnerability – that always hurt to check – no telepathy, no magic. Not even the ability to light a light bulb without flipping a switch. And now, he's finally ready to give up. But then, the class field trip to the Mask Museum is interrupted by a super villain attack, and Evan somehow manages to survive a death ray. Even better, Evan's favorite Mask, Captain Commanding, shows up to save them all -- and when things go very wrong, it's Evan who finds the strength to come to Captain Commanding's rescue. Yet the hero's reception Evan is expecting never happens. Before he even gets the chance to say hello, Evan is bundled away to The Academy, an institution derisively called The School for Sidekicks by its students. Forced to take classes like Banter Basics and Combat with Dinnerware, while being assigned as an ‘apprentice' to Foxman – a Mask widely considered a has-been -- Evan starts to worry that he'll never be able to save the day...
Download or read book Heroes of World War II written by Kelly Milner Halls and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the brave heroes of World War 2 for kids ages 8 to 12 Sometimes all it takes to make a difference is a single person willing to risk their life and take a stand. This inspiring collection of biographies explores the stories of some of the most amazing heroes of World War 2. From Anne Frank and Oskar Schindler to our forgotten African allies, these soldiers, spies, and freedom fighters helped change the world and save millions of lives. What will kids learn from their stories of selflessness and bravery? 50 incredible tales—Kids will learn about what happened in World War II through the eyes of the people who lived and fought during it. Powerful quotations—Help kids better understand who these people were and what they stood for with direct quotes included in each story. Learn more—Kids can find out even more about the heroes in this book thanks to suggestions for further reading at the end of each biography. Introduce kids to the incredible stories of heroic men and women in this standout among biography books.
Download or read book The Hearts of Men written by Nickolas Butler and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camp Chippewa, 1962. Nelson Doughty, age thirteen, social outcast and overachiever, is the Bugler, sounding the reveille proudly each morning. Yet this particular summer marks the beginning of an uncertain and tenuous friendship with a popular boy named Jonathan. Over the years, Nelson, irrevocably scarred from the Vietnam War, becomes Scoutmaster of Camp Chippewa, while Jonathan marries, divorces, and turns his father’s business into a highly profitable company. And when something unthinkable happens at a camp get-together with Nelson as Scoutmaster and Jonathan’s teenage grandson and daughter-in-law as campers, the aftermath demonstrates the depths—and the limits—of Nelson’s selflessness and bravery. The Hearts of Men is a sweeping, panoramic novel about the slippery definitions of good and evil, family and fidelity, the challenges and rewards of lifelong friendships, the bounds of morality—and redemption.
Download or read book The high school course in English written by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The high school course in English" by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book The Hero Next Door written by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another middle-grade short story collection--this one focused on exploring acts of bravery--featuring some of the best own-voices children's authors, including R. J. Palacio (Wonder), Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer), Linda Sue Park (A Long Walk to Water), and many more. Not all heroes wear capes. Some heroes teach martial arts. Others talk to ghosts. A few are inventors or soccer players. They're also sisters, neighbors, and friends. Because heroes come in many shapes and sizes. But they all have one thing in common: they make the world a better place. Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this vibrant anthology features thirteen acclaimed authors whose powerful and diverse voices show how small acts of kindness can save the day. So pay attention, because a hero could be right beside you. Or maybe the hero is you. AUTHORS INCLUDE: William Alexander, Joseph Bruchac, Lamar Giles, Mike Jung, Hena Khan, Juana Medina, Ellen Oh, R. J. Palacio, Linda Sue Park and Anna Dobbin, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ronald L. Smith, Rita Williams-Garcia, and short-story contest winner Suma Subramaniam “As with the two previous anthologies from We Need Diverse Books, this collection admirably succeeds in making available to all readers a wider and more representative range of American voices and protagonists.” -The Washington Post
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Download or read book Camp Hero written by Charles F. Carlino and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editorial Review from the Judge, Writer's Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards: "In Camp Hero, author Charles Carlino tackles the difficult concept of creating a storyline around two separate but equally devastating national tragedies: the Vietnam War and 9-11. It isn't the tragedies themselves that are the focus of Carlino's story, rather the people who were directly affected by the devastation and survived only to find their lives turned upside down, changed forever. Some are able to heal from their wounds with the help of others, while some are forever lost in the darkness of limbo. Carlino's characters are well-drawn and thus believable and sympathetic. We feel for these people and the loved ones who suffered with them. Carlino makes his story seem as if it is unfolding in front of the reader's eyes, and this is due much in part to his decision to write the narrative in present tense. This is usually a difficult choice to make craft-wise, simply because it's hard to keep the narrative from slipping into the more normal past tense, so kudos to him for staying on track." Editorial Review from the Judge, Writer's Digest 22nd Annual Self-Published Book Awards: "Many are the unsung heroes of the United States of America ... the cherished American dream rests atop many a graveyard and darkened conscience. This is no less true when the American dream is itself threatened, as it was by the attack on 9/11. ... Camp Hero is a place to heal, and I enjoyed [the protagonist's] philosophical question, "Is there ever a right way to die? Fighting for a belief or falling victim to an unknown enemy?" ... What emerges from this book, Camp Hero, is the true resilience of the American spirit, celebrated in all the characters and their pursuits. I liked the juxtaposition of surfing with a military regiment, for it signals in its way why, ultimately, American service people ever enter battle: to uphold the American way of life. We are beholden to our fellow citizens, other Americans, those who serve and those who fall, even as innocent civilians. ... Carlino demonstrated the bonds between falling in battle, in attack or through attempting to help another, admirably. They all show death with meaning." About Camp Hero This is not a story of war, nor a story about the horrors of the terror act of 9/11 - It is a story about the pain and devastation to the hearts and souls of those who lived through these atrocities. Camp Hero brings us closer than we dare to the reality and suffering of a past horror. One might call it this pain a disease, with its symptoms the recollection of an enemy. Look around - they are there, they are all around us, they dare not impose. Once beautiful flowers of mankind, they stood tall, proud, full of life's vigor, ready to greet each day with purpose. All this has been stripped away. No longer can they function as we do, no longer are they able to mend, to dream or even to exist. These children at heart are trapped in a hell. Their only salvation is the brotherhood that keeps them alive to make it through another day. On the shores of Eastern Long Island, at the place known as "The End," stands a mighty lighthouse, casting its majestic beam for more than a century bridging the time between two worlds. High on the steep, rocky bluffs flanking its western border, you can still see the remains of a fortress, this skeleton of a once thriving outpost, still active with the many souls who lived and died there serving our great nation during World War II. It is here among the ruins that our story comes alive, offering an answer to the pain and suffering from the tragic loss of our loved ones. It is here at Camp Hero we begin to heal.
Download or read book World War II Long Island The Homefront in Nassau and Suffolk written by Christopher C. Verga and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long Island was transformed from a pastoral rural community to a modern suburban behemoth by playing an integral role in the homefront of World War II. Dozens of Nazi spies infiltrated industry throughout the island and communicated industrial secrets back to Germany as the FBI chased them down. Long Island held the record for producing the most fighter planes in the country with the rapid rebirth of its aviation sector. Five Medal of Honor recipients called the region home. At the close of the war, the United Nations established itself in a weapons factory in Lake Success. Author Christopher Verga charts the rise of Long Island and its role in World War II.
Download or read book Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes written by James R. Woodall and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on the success of Texas Aggie Medals of Honor, James R. Woodall now returns with a new book that focuses on the military service by graduates of Texas A&M University from World War I to Vietnam. Of the tens of thousands of Aggies who served in the nation’s military, Woodall has selected twelve individuals who stand out as singular examples of bravery and heroism. Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes tells each serviceman’s story in a concise, engaging manner. Some subjects, such as Earl Rudder and James Hollingsworth, will be familiar to readers. But Woodall also introduces us to less familiar but no less notable men as well, from A. D. Bruce’s march from the trenches of France and the crossing of the Rhine in World War I to Bob Acklen’s three tours in Vietnam. In addition to the twelve chapters focusing on these remarkable individuals, Woodall provides an extensive set of appendixes that include the relevant citations for each serviceman as well as larger lists of Aggies who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross.
Download or read book On The Wings of Heroes written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davy Bowman’s dad looks forward to Halloween more than a kid, and Davy’s brother, Bill, flies B-17s. Davy adores these two heroes and tries his best to follow their lead, especially now. World War II has invaded Davy’s homefront boyhood. Bill has joined up, breaking their dad’s heart. It’s an intense, confusing time, and one that will spur Davy to grow up in a hurry. This is one of Richard Peck’s finest novels—a tender, unforgettable portrait of the World War II home front and a family’s enduring love.
